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Comets and Aerolites
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Comets and Aerolites
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved diagram. In the center is an illustration of the eccentric orbit of a comet, demonstrating that the tail points away from the Sun. Surrounded by depiction of 12 comets, numbered with a key below. They are the comets of 1680, 1741 (with six tails), 1811, Halley's Comet, Encke's Comet and six images based on ancient sources. Text at the top introduces Comets and Aerolites.
(backlit) Comparative Magnitudes of the Planets
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
(backlit) Comparative M...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved transparent diagram. Shows comparative sizes of the planets, including Neptune, depicting Saturn with its rings and the known satellites.
Comparative Magnitudes of the Planets
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Comparative Magnitudes ...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved transparent diagram. Shows comparative sizes of the planets, including Neptune, depicting Saturn with its rings and the known satellites.
(backlit) Transparent chart of Heavens for latitude of Great Britain
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
(backlit) Transparent c...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved transparent Chart, could be held up to the light so that the principal stars would appear as bright points against a darker background identifying constellations in the night sky. The central image of the constellations and Milky Way is surrounded by a calendar scale, as the image shows "he stars visible on any night throughout the year". Magnitudes of the stars are indicated by size of the hole and by varying symbols. Smaller round images to the top and bottom of the print show clusters and nebulae. Brief instructions for use are printed at the bottom.
Transparent chart of Heavens for latitude of Great Britain
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Transparent chart of He...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved transparent Chart, could be held up to the light so that the principal stars would appear as bright points against a darker background identifying constellations in the night sky. The central image of the constellations and Milky Way is surrounded by a calendar scale, as the image shows "he stars visible on any night throughout the year". Magnitudes of the stars are indicated by size of the hole and by varying symbols. Smaller round images to the top and bottom of the print show clusters and nebulae. Brief instructions for use are printed at the bottom.
Diagram illustrating the earth's annual revolution round the sun
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Diagram illustrating th...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved view. Shows the mechanism responsible for the Earth's seasons as it makes it yearly passage around the Sun. Includes explanatory text.
The Sun and solar phenomena
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
The Sun and solar pheno...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved view. Shows the Sun with several sunspots, relationship of the Sun and Earth during the day and night and at different seasons. Small vignettes at the bottom illustrate Transit of Mercury, The Sun at Midnight at the North Cape of Europe and an Annual Eclipse.
(backlit) Transparent diagram of the phases of the Moon
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
(backlit) Transparent d...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Colored engraved transparent diagram with holes in the card to indicate the lit portions of the Moon during its cycle. These are backed with tissue paper so that the print can be held up to the light to show the Moon's phases as light against a darker background. The diagram shows both the phases, as seen from Earth, and the orbits of the Moon and Earth around the Sun. Text at top and bottom give an explanation of these movements and appearances.
Transparent diagram of the phases of the Moon
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Transparent diagram of ...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Colored engraved transparent diagram with holes in the card to indicate the lit portions of the Moon during its cycle. These are backed with tissue paper so that the print can be held up to the light to show the Moon's phases as light against a darker background. The diagram shows both the phases, as seen from Earth, and the orbits of the Moon and Earth around the Sun. Text at top and bottom give an explanation of these movements and appearances.
(backlit) Telescopic appearance of the Moon
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
(backlit) Telescopic ap...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Uncolored engraved diagram. Displaying magnified appearance of the Moon, "as seen by Lord Rosse's great telescope", and the text at the bottom includes a description of this view by William Scoresby (1789-1857), which concludes "The general appearance ... was like one vast ruin of nature".
Telescopic appearance of the Moon
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Telescopic appearance o...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Uncolored engraved diagram. Displaying magnified appearance of the Moon, "as seen by Lord Rosse's great telescope", and the text at the bottom includes a description of this view by William Scoresby (1789-1857), which concludes "The general appearance ... was like one vast ruin of nature".
Eclipses. (with) The theory of the tides
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Eclipses. (with) The th...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Handcolred and engraved 2 diagrams on one plate. Showing eclipse of the Moon and eclipse of the Sun, and the Theory of Tides. Text at the bottom gives a fuller explanation of the theory of tides.
The theory of the seasons and sign of the Zodiac
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
The theory of the seaso...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored and engraved diagram. shows the Earth's annual rotation around the Sun, surrounded by a zodiacal scale that gives the names, symbols and images of the signs of the zodiac. The seasons and the positions of the equinoxes and solstices are marked. Text at the corners describes the Zodiac and the Earth, and a longer text at the bottom explains the Phenomena of the Seasons.
(backlit) Transparent Solar System : Displaying the planets with their orbits
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
(backlit) Transparent S...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored and engraved diagram of the solar system, have tissue paper backings and holes in the card in order to allow the user to hold them up to the light and see the stars, planets or phases of the Moon displayed as light areas against a darker background. The central image does not include Neptune, discovered in 1846, although it is included in the text and a table below. The planets are shown with their known satellites, minor planets from the asteroid belt are included, as is the orbit of Halley's Comet. Includes notes and list of planets.
Transparent Solar System : Displaying the planets with their orbits
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Transparent Solar Syste...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored and engraved diagram of the solar system, have tissue paper backings and holes in the card in order to allow the user to hold them up to the light and see the stars, planets or phases of the Moon displayed as light areas against a darker background. The central image does not include Neptune, discovered in 1846, although it is included in the text and a table below. The planets are shown with their known satellites, minor planets from the asteroid belt are included, as is the orbit of Halley's Comet. Includes notes and list of planets.
Text Page: Definition of terms used in astronomy and geography
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Text Page: Definition o...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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12 Diagrams showing the solar system, 28.5x23. Dated 1846-1851. Many are transparent illuminating the views by light passing through. Engraved by Jon Emslie, published by James Reynolds, loose in olive green embossed portfolio titled "Astronomical diagrams" in gilt. Includes text: Companion to Reynolds's series of astronomical and geog raphical diagrams. With Definition of terms used in astronomy and geography on verso.
Text Page: Companion to Reynolds's series of astronomical and geographical diagrams
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Text Page: Companion to...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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12 Diagrams showing the solar system, 28.5x23. Dated 1846-1851. Many are transparent illuminating the views by light passing through. Engraved by Jon Emslie, published by James Reynolds, loose in olive green embossed portfolio titled "Astronomical diagrams" in gilt. Includes text: Companion to Reynolds's series of astronomical and geographical diagrams. With Definition of terms used in astronomy and geography on verso.
Covers: Astronomical Diagrams
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Covers: Astronomical Di...
1851
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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12 Diagrams showing the solar system, 28.5x23. Dated 1846-1851. Many are transparent illuminating the views by light passing through. Engraved by Jon Emslie, published by James Reynolds, loose in olive green embossed portfolio titled "Astronomical diagrams" in gilt. Companion to Reynolds's series of astronomical and geographical diagrams.
Text Page: Explanation of meteorological phenomena
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Text Page: Explanation ...
1846
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved diagram, with explanatory text on verso. This is depiction of a landscape and seascape displaying a wide range of atmospheric phenomena. This are numbered and listed below the image and include wind, waterspouts, various cloud formations, precipitation, glaciers, aurora, rainbow, halo, mirage, mock suns, zodiacal light, "Will with a Wisp", lighting, falling stars and aerolites. On verso: "Explanation of meteorological phenomena" London: J. Reynolds,174 Strand; Reeves & Sons; Rock & Co.; Peacock & Mansfield, includes: The Atmosphere, Aerial Meteors, Aqueous Meteors, Luminous Meteors and Igneous Meteors.
Diagram of Meteorology, displaying the various phenomena of the atmosphere
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
Diagram of Meteorology,...
1846
Celestial Atlas
 
Author
[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved diagram, with explanatory text on verso. This is depiction of a landscape and seascape displaying a wide range of atmospheric phenomena. This are numbered and listed below the image and include wind, waterspouts, various cloud formations, precipitation, glaciers, aurora, rainbow, halo, mirage, mock suns, zodiacal light, "Will with a Wisp", lighting, falling stars and aerolites. On verso: "Explanation of meteorological phenomena" London: J. Reynolds,174 Strand; Reeves & Sons; Rock & Co.; Peacock & Mansfield, includes: The Atmosphere, Aerial Meteors, Aqueous Meteors, Luminous Meteors and Igneous Meteors.
The Earth and Its Atmosphere
Reynolds, James; Emslie...
The Earth and Its Atmos...
1849
Celestial Atlas
 
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[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved view. Represents a section of the Earth and its atmosphere at the equator, higlighting the effects of reflection and refraction and the uneven nature of the Earth's surface. The oceans and continents are shown as are some islands and volcanoes. Included explanation.
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